Ignoring all the ridiculous media hype surrounding his off pitch antics how do fellow blues think he's done this season as a footballer?

Heard some pundits on the radio yesterday claim that he wasn't helping the cause which begs the question, how many should he have scored yesterday?

In my opinion I think it's been a good season for Mario. There's obviously aspects of his game which need improving, work rate and temperament, but as a striker a return of 13 league goals in 13 starts is pretty impressive.

What are your thoughts? Is he a misunderstood genius or is he a luxury the team could do without?

The thing that frustrates me most about Balo is what he starts doing when he's not getting involved with the game. Going down and staying on the grass and giving cheap fouls when he loses the ball are must more irritating to me then off the field antics. He just seems to force the issue when the rest of the team isn't regularly finding him.

The rest of the time I love him, he can be an absolute menace with his skill and strength when he's feeling it.

It's been a good season but in a team of that much talent and he thinks it should revolve around him. Also the amount of red cards and yellows he has accumulated leaves lots of room for improvement for next season.

Balotelli is nothing but bad for the team, yes he has made a few goals, but he has 4 red cards this season. He's destroyed more chances than he's capitalized on and creates nothing. The chemistry is visibly messed up with the team when he is on the pitch. His egotism and selfishness have no place on the field, or the sport.

Depends what we need. Balotelli is not the sort of striker you can start and have confidence he will win the game, neither is Dzeko. Sergio Aguero is that kind of player, Carlos Tevez was that kind of player. They are more stable, all round players. Balotelli or Dzeko beside Aguero, is dangerous. Because if Bal or Dzek have don't have a good game, you know Kun or "old Carlos" will get the job done. And if they do turn up, we can do what we did to United last October. If we sold Dzeko and picked up Van Persie in the summer, I'd love to see Balotelli stay.

I really don't rate Cavani. Hamsik and Lavezzi would make any striker look good. Cavani is the kind of striker who moves to a London club (Raducioiu, Rebrov, Torres?) and then doesn't score. He's more likely to go to Chelsea in the summer, when I'll have the opportunity to regret writing this when he finishes top scorer. I'd rather have Dzeko.